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Sabrina Bowman

Coordinator, Ecology Ottawa

"Andrew does one thing for Ecology Ottawa: graphic design. But what a job he does. Andrew has designed our 2008 CouncilWatch report, our 2007 Annual Report, our green buildings report, the new Ecology Ottawa brochure and a myriad of other items, including the tickets for the annual dinner. His creativity and ability to take a poorly-thought out concept from an Ecology Ottawa staff person and turn it into something beautiful is remarkable."

"What makes Andrew an excellent volunteer is not just his high-quality work. Andrew is always willing to take on everything we throw at him, even if it’s something as boring as changing the text on our business card to something as challenging as essential coming up with the entire promotional pamphlet based on little other than a few sketchy ideas. And he’s fast! As in 24-hours turnover fast. When we give him a deadline, he NEVER fails to reach it. When we ask for changes, he does them immediately, even when it takes us much longer to get back to him with changes. Andrew’s work is a visual mirror of the quality of research and writing we are trying to put out and his speed, reliability, quality and professionalism has prevented disaster more than once. Andrew has continued to be committed to Ecology Ottawa even after he left the city to go to school. He continues to astound us with the quality and timeliness of his work, and his unerring dedication to the organization."

Mark Shwed

Principal, Ridna Shkola

"Andrew's work helped our non-profit organization enter into the 21st century with a revamped marketing image and updated electronic files. The ads, pamphlets and website greatly enhanced our organization's reach and presence - they generated inquiries from as far way as Europe and created interest in our newly launched Adult education course; all of which more than exceeded our expectations. Phenomenal work!"

Lesia Dubik

Owner, Bodytalk Winnipeg

"Andrew is a professional who knows his work well. His creativity, wonderful sense of style, color and design really helped create a professional image and most engaging website for my organization. His sense of clarity in how to organize and present the information was very helpful to me and made my life easier. His delightful design enhancements and constant attention to detail showed in the final product. A delightful person to work with ... full of ideas, attentive to the client's needs and a professional all the way. I highly recommend ah productions."

Daniel V.

Involved Parent

"Andrew created an entertaining DVD from the photos and a game DVD from the 2006 National Rugby Championships. He is well organized and met our deadline. He is extremely competent using the technology and coupled with his artistic ability created a high quality and entertaining DVD. In the end, he stitched great music with 300 photos and several movie clips of the game. Thanks Andrew for a job well done."

Elena Goubanova

Communications Director, ABV Ukrainian Orthodox Church

"We asked Andrew to help to create a template for our Church Quarterly Bulletin and, as it usually happens with community engagement, he ended up putting it all together as our Editor in Chief. We do actually have a Church Bulletin now! It looks very professional: the design is very reader friendly, the content is visual and the text and pictures are organized in a balanced way. Andrew managed a challenge of producing a consistent outlook for two different alphabets (English and Cyrillic) and produced a communication product that is welcomed by both English-speaking and Ukrainian-speaking members of our community. He is great to work with: given the volunteer nature of submissions to the Bulletin, we failed a few deadlines and made some last minute changes and revisions that Andrew has accepted without any complains. The Executive Committee received lots of positive feedback on the content and outlook of the Bulletin from the community members."

Andrew Wodoslawsky

Cultural Director, Iskra

"Our original need was that of a logo or heading for a newly formed dance company within the Club. We approached Andrew with an idea to take an existing photograph, and transform it into part of the logo. We also asked for the name of the company and club to be integrated into the logo. Within a very short period, Andrew had promptly generated several alternatives for us (in excess of our requirements), from which was chosen the final logo-header for the company, and integrated into our marketing. We thank him for his help, and look forward to further dealings with ah productions."

Evan Mochizuki

Drama Teacher, Merivale High School

"We hired Andrew to create a CD/DVD set of our musical production, Lucky Stiff. During our initial meetings, Andrew was very attentive to our needs and asked questions to gain a clear understanding of what we wanted."

"Throughout the process, Andrew kept us informed and involved in the creative decision making. This resulted in final product is entirely professional and exceeds my expectations in all respects. The sound quality of the CD is excellent, the DVD is well filmed and meticulously edited, and graphic design work is superb. It will be a cherished memento for years to come. AH!some...seriously dawg...AH!some."

Alex Jasperse

Lead Guitarist, Transitaural

"Aside from the (always) technical challenges of miking a drum set, working with Andrew's ah productions, was well worth the time and investment. Helping us translate our eclectic sonic visions to a final mix not only demonstrated Andrew's capacity to listen as a producer, but also his ability to provide useful input as a musician. The Ice on Sand sessions were an invaluable learning experience for both our group and Andrew, which in turn resulted in a coherent and well arranged project. I highly recommend Andrew's services to all those interested."

Irv Osterer

Head of Fine Arts, Merivale High School

"The Fine Arts were to be profiled for Merivale High School's Parent Council in October 2005. I wanted to leave this highly influential group a very positive and tangible piece that would demonstrate the impact of Fine Arts programming at the school."

"I operate by the education credo - 'You are what you produce!'"

"The vehicle would have to be innovative, accessible and portable. And more important, it would have to show our educational community who we are and what we do. In consultation with ah! productions, we arrived at an interactive DVD that hilighted our music, drama and art programs and fit our needs exactly. The Council was given this package after a tour of the studios. I know from feedback received that the members were very impressed by the entire presentation. We look forward to working with ah! productions to update the DVD at regular intervals and to keep profiling our fine arts programming in this way."

Emily Lind

Vice-President, CYMK Ottawa

"It's a very simple design, which made it visuably appealing instead of being a jumble of a lot of things. It was nice that it's modern, because we are a youth group. It incorporates the ukrainian colours nicely, which makes it a good logo. The black and white one was also nicely done. Adding "Ottawa" at the bottom was a clever idea too. It is an effective logo that is easily recognizable. Andrew accomplished this objective superbly and I couldn't ask for a better logo!"

"The task Andrew had to accomplish was to make a ticket that was easy to understand and efficient. He incoroporated the ottawa cymk logo in, which lets people easily recognize who the draw would be for and the fact that it is a monthly draw. The ticket number is clearly visible and the spaces for the buyers name and phone number were the correct size. It is very nicely put together and has been an effective product so far for our groups draw. The ticket's lay out and graphics are put together in a clear manner. Andrew has shown that he can easily put together a product that is easy to use, simple and understandable - exactly what we needed!"